Five SHOs among 32 cops penalised

Five SHOs among 32 cops penalised FAISALABAD: As many as 32 policemen, including five station house officers (SHOs), have been penalised for receiving bribe and committing other irregularities.

City Police Officer (CPO) Afzaal Kausar handed down punishments to his subordinates in various ranks after listening to their appeals at the Orderly Room here on Saturday.

Balochni police station, ex-SHO Inspector Mushtaq Ahmad was demoted to the rank of sub-inspector (SI) after being found guilty of receiving Rs20,000 bribe and a 5-kva power generator from a complainant in a case.

Former head of Factory Area CIA police SI Ahmad Muneel Shah was demoted to assistant sub-inspector (ASI) rank for receiving bribe from Asim, a murder suspect under detention. The then SSP (operations), Irfanullah Khan, conducted an inquiry and found Mr Shah guilty.

Asim was arrested by Shah on April 20 last in connection with the murder case of SI Rana Atif.